5.21.2016

Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to...

Blake and I did The Great Potato Race here in Boise - me on the half and him on the full.

It was an early morning to catch the bus by 5:30. Here Blake is studying the course map, his #1 objective, "Don't take a wrong turn."

Made it to the start. Marathon starts always make me chuckle... lots of nervous energy which results in long porta-potty lines and awkward dancing.

With all those nerves, I wear socks that mark which foot is which so I don't put my shoes on wrong.

I had a good race with a PR of 1:52. The weather was great and I was so happy to not be running up a beastly hill. There was no one at the finish to take my picture but it wouldn't be anything remarkable - if you have seen one of my running pictures you have seen them all.

So I chugged a couple chocolate milks and ate my baked potato then went and stationed myself at the finish... to nervously watch the clock as I waited for Blake. Blake had a big goal of being sub-3-hours for the marathon. He has planned and prepared and was well-trained and had a fantastic race.

His official time was 2:58:15 - which will secure his spot in Boston for 2017. Hallelujah! He also finished 3rd overall and scored some sweet prizes - including a 5lb bag of potatoes!

Blake's friend, Greg, paced him in the last 6 miles and provided our comic relief at the finish line.

It was a fun day. Thank you Jo for long morning of babysitting... I am thinking we might need to hire a full-time running nanny.